and Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart clicking on all cylinders, it appeared like the Celtics would make a triumphant return to the top of the NBA, as they held a 2-1 lead in the NBA ...

Marcus Smart has only played for two teams in his 11-season career, the Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics. Smart played with the Celtics for nine seasons before unexpectedly getting traded to ...

Maybe it was fitting that on the night that Marcus Smart played his first game at the Garden as an opponent, the Celtics’ collective performance almost read as an homage to their beloved and ...

Watch: Marcus Smart ... good to see him.” Smart came off the bench for the Grizzlies, who stuck with Ja Morant and Desmond Bane as their starting backcourt. He went 1-for-11 from the field.

Entering Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics on a six-game winning streak, Memphis will be challenged by the defending champions. Former Celtics guard Marcus Smart has already missed 10 ...

Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart expressed disappointment over how ... where he averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. The 11-year NBA veteran was a defensive cornerstone ...